Forest Ranger, starting from Picking Up a Lynx Girl-Chapter 44: This Section Has a Slightly Higher Cat Content (Added Update)
If there were no surprises, they'd be back at the Rescue Station in three or four hours.
But usually, if there were no surprises, surprises were bound to occur.
They had planned to rest for a bit in Bamboo Forest Gully, let Mama Panda eat some fresh bamboo, and replace the old infrared cameras with video cameras in the process.
Mama Panda mentioned that the food here was abundant and the water supply sufficient, making it likely to become a new breeding center in the wild.
On the path from Cangxi Village to Bamboo Forest Gully, they indeed discovered two or three Qingtuans left by different giant pandas.
From the scent, Mama Panda deduced they were all males, two adult and three sub-adult.
By next year, they'd be ready to participate in the mate competition.
Compared to male giant pandas, the reproduction interval for females was longer, especially for nursing females—their participation every two or three years was considered frequent.
But just as they arrived at the mouth of Bamboo Forest Gully, both Mama Panda and Mr. Lepus issued a warning.
Especially Mr. Lepus, who darted into the forest rapidly; a few seconds later, they heard a tiger's roar.
Chen Ying suddenly stood up and exchanged a glance with Master Zhao.
"A tiger? We haven't seen a tiger on this mountain for many years."
Chen Ying was somewhat excited.
Last time, he'd only had a brief encounter with a tiger; this time, he definitely wanted to greet him with, "Hello, Brother Tiger!"
It was a nice thought, but luck was always just a bit short.
By the time they got there, Brother Tiger had already left, leaving behind a Golden Cat cub that was barely alive.
The cat population in this forest was frighteningly high.
Golden Cats could find mates all year round, typically courting in autumn and winter, and giving birth in spring.
But this Golden Cat cub bitten by Brother Tiger looked as if it had been weaned just recently.
The system didn't even issue a mission, probably thinking that the Golden Cat couldn't be saved.
When Chen Ying rushed over and saw it, the cub's neck was nearly bitten through, and its limbs were weak, its gaze already beginning to fade.
He extended a finger to feel the little guy's heartbeat, which was so faint it was almost not breathing.
Chen Ying was a professional at rescuing cubs. Almost without thinking, he pulled out an emergency kit awarded by the system and quickly medicated the little Golden Cat.
Actually, the damage from the tiger's teeth wasn't too severe; there wasn't much blood loss.
It was mainly the bite force of the tiger's jaws that had severely damaged the little Golden Cat's cervical spine.
At that moment, Chen Ying's skill in Traditional Veterinary Medicine in bone-touching was immensely valuable.
Carefully probing for a while, he rapidly reconstructed a 3D image of the Golden Cat's vertebral column in his mind.
Sweat slipped from Chen Ying's forehead, dripping onto the grass next to the little Golden Cat's skull.
"Cervical dislocation, caudal dislocation."
Hearing Chen Ying say this, the other three showed regret in their eyes.
For vertebrates, such injuries were almost certainly a death sentence.
In a zoo, they could have turned to technological medical treatment promptly.
But out here in the wild, not to mention high-tech equipment, even a sterile surgical environment couldn't be provided.
Yin Li moved quickly, pulling out a clean white T-shirt and folding it into a rectangle to knead beneath, sitting on his knees at the head of the little Golden Cat, following Chen Ying's instructions to support the little one's head.
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Well, treat a dead horse as if it were alive; even Brother Tong didn't harbor hope for the rescue, only hoping that the heavens might spare this poor little creature.
First addressing the dislocated lumbar spine of the Golden Cat, with two snaps, the vertebrae were successfully realigned.
Taking a deep breath and pausing to wipe the sweat from his forehead, Chen Ying continued working on the Golden Cat's cervical spine.
His concentration was unprecedented, and he felt like he was in a flow state, with all his senses, except for three fingers, completely blocked.
Repositioning the cervical spine is already a very difficult task, let alone repositioning the cervical spine of a wild animal, which probably no one has ever practiced.
Any oversight during the process could cause irreversible damage.
But for this Golden Cat, the situation couldn't get much worse.
After switching positions with Yin Li, he cradled the Little Golden Cat's head in his palm, slightly closing his hand that held the head to prevent the Golden Cat from struggling and worsening its injuries.
His other hand stabilized the spine with the lower half of his palm, with his thumb resting against the back of the Golden Cat's head.
The reposition was typically done using a straightening maneuver.
Even after successful repositioning, it would need to be stabilized for a while to prevent re-slippage.
However, without any tools available in the wild, they could only inject the Little Golden Cat with a sedative to put it to sleep and deal with it later after getting back.
Due to this little incident, they dared not stay any longer.
Master Zhao and Equipment Master Lin stayed behind to check the cameras in the area and also looked for the Tiger's tracks.
Chen Ying and Yin Li hurried back to the Rescue Station with the Little Golden Cat and Mama Panda.
To prevent the bumps on the road from aggravating the Little Golden Cat's injuries, they proceeded with extreme caution, and, five hours later, they finally saw the road leading to the Rescue Station.
Brother Liu was waiting for them in the car on the roadside. Without time for pleasantries, he picked up Chen Ying and turned the vehicle to head downhill.
Yin Li stayed behind, guiding Mama Panda with Jinya into the range of the Rescue Station.
Besides Sister Dai, several people from the Panda Project group and the veterinarians from the rescue center were waiting in the medical area.
They were also eager to see for themselves what Mama Panda, who wasn't anxious about her missing cub and even voluntarily came down from the mountains for some milk, looked like.
If they could collect its biological samples and enrich the Panda gene bank of the conservation area, that would be perfect.
Mr. Lepus walked in the opposite direction to the Rescue Station with Little Lynx.
He disliked being close to too many humans, and since Little Lynx had been well-fed over the past few days and was full of energy, sticking close to him every day, it wasn't suitable to bring him to human territories.
Jinya hummed as she watched her brother and Little Lynx leave, then glanced at Mama Panda, who seemed a bit hesitant.
With Chen Ying gone, the air suddenly filled with an unsettled vibe.
Yin Li didn't insist. He ran to the Rescue Station, hoping to bring Sesame out to show Mama Panda, but he was stopped at the door.
"You can't be sure she is Sesame's mother. If something dangerous happens, you can't take responsibility."
The research team's lead teacher guarded the iron door, preventing Yin Li from entering.
"Besides, you're not a professional responsible for taking care of the pandas, so you shouldn't interfere in this matter."
Seeing the resolute attitude of the other party, Yin Li stepped back and looked at him expressionlessly.
The man initially stared back at Yin Li strongly, but after a few minutes, he shifted his gaze away somewhat weakly.
Sister Dai, who had been communicating with the leadership prior, hurried over.
"Teacher Wu, I've sent the report, and the leadership has approved it. I should have the rights to bring Sesame to meet the Mama Panda."
The document was stamped with the center's seal, Sister Dai couldn't lie about this matter, and the opinion of other group members also leaned towards letting Sesame tentatively interact with Mama Panda, though they still hoped to conduct the interaction within the center's Panda House.
"I hope so too, but without Chen Ying here, if anyone of you can lure Mama Panda, I'll fully support it. If no one can do it, then we only have the risky option left."
Little Deng and a few other rangers nearby didn't dare to speak.
But upon hearing Sister Dai's words, Little Deng suddenly squeaked.
（Place a large group photo of the Cat family）
